Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1974

Latin America and the Caribbean
1974
Total fertility rate: 4.75
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.75 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 10,933,630 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.75
Births
10,933,630
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
314,507,388
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.90.4%76,435
15-1998.410.4%1,663,456
20-24228.124.0%3,241,207
25-29234.824.7%2,687,224
30-34186.519.6%1,741,197
35-39129.213.6%1,035,706
40-4457.36.0%416,590
45-4910.91.1%69,156
50-540.50.1%2,639